Suspender-buckle



(No Model.)

D. L. DURAND.

S USPENDER BUCKLE, No. 331,690. Patented Dec. 1, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrica DAVID L. DUBAND, OF DERBY, ASSIGNOR TO THE OSBORNE 8t OHEESMAN COMPANY, OF ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT.

SUSPENDER-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,690, dated December 1, 1885.

Application filed October 10, 1885. Serial No. 179,536. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID L. DURAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Derby, in the county of New Haven and State of Con necticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Suspender-Buckles, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to suspender-buckles of the class wherein a lever is pivoted at the back of the buckle-frame for the purpose of engaging with the suspender to secure a firm attachment of the buckle thereto and permit of the adjustment of the buckle upon the suspender as required.

Various constructions have heretofore been made for the purpose of providing a smooth surface at the back of the buckle-frame in order to avoid injury to the clothing; but in all devices of this character of which I am aware the buckle-frame has been turned inward at its ends to form flanges, upon which flanges the plate constituting the pivoted lever is adapted to seat, such flanges formingbearings which support the lever in a plane parallel to the front of the buckle-frame.

The objects of my invention are to provide a suspenderbuckle in which the pivoted lever, in addition to the transverse notched flange to engage transversely across the Suspender, is provided with a flange at each end to press upon or engage the Suspender in the direction of the length thereof in such manner that thelever, when in its operative position, has its ends bearing upon the suspender, in contradistinction to being seated upon flanges formed at the ends of the buckle-frame, whereby a perfectly flat and smooth rear surface is provided which will not engage the clothing, while at the same time the strength and effectiveness of the buckle are largely increased and a firm and substantial attachment of the buckle to the suspender is provided. I

The object of my invention I accomplish by providing the buckle-frame at each end with a flange, which is so bent as to constitute bearings for a pivoted lever, and providing such pivoted lever at each end with an inwardly bent flange,which bearssquarely upon thesuspender in the direction of the length thereof, while at the same time the usual transverse flange of the lever engages the suspender transversely, all as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is a perspective view 5 5 of the rear side of the buckle shown and the latter applied to a Suspender-web; Fig. 2, a perspective view showing the buckle frame and lever detached one from the other; Fig. 3,

a plan view of the rear side of the buckle with the lever in place; Fig.4, a sectional view taken on the line a; x of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 a view taken on the line 3 y of Fig. 3, showing the flanges at the ends of the lever engaging or bearing upon the Suspender-webs. 6 5

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention,l will now describe the same in detail, reference being made to the said drawings, where the number 1 indicates a buckle frame or frontplate having each end Q bent laterally at right angles to the front plate, as at 2, and then turned inwardly or toward each other to form flanges 3, which stand parallel, or approximately so, to the front plate of the buckle, the whole constituting a boX- like frame for receiving the suspender. The flanges 3 are cut away at their bottom to form recesses 4, and at their top are provided with lips bent around to form the eyes 5, which receive the ends of and support the pintle 6 of 89 the pivoted lever 7. The lever is provided with the usual transverse notched flange, 7, to engage the suspender, and with lips 8, which are bent around the pintle to permanently but loosely connect such pintle and the lever. The plate which constitutes the lever is rectilinear in outline, and is provided at each end with an inwardly-bent flange, 9, extending at right angles to the body of the lever in such manner that when the lever is turned for the purpose 0 of causing the notched flange 7 to engage the suspender for securing the buckle in a fixed position thereon the said end flanges, 9, will bear upon or engage the suspender in the direction of the length thereof. These flanges of 9 5 the lever are located, respectively, so as to engage the suspender adj acent to the longitudinal edges thereof, while the notched or serrated flange of thelever engages thesuspender transverselybetween such flanges. When the zoo lever is turned to its operative position for securing the buckle in a fixed position on the suspender, its end flanges, 9, pass down between the inwardly-bent flanges of the bent ends of the buekle-frame,and by this means the rear surface of the lever is broughtinto a plane flush with the plane of such inwardly-bent flanges on the buckle-frame, thereby providing a smooth and uniform rear surface to the buckle,which will not in any way engage with the clothing of the person wearing the suspenders.

The buckle constructed as described not only provides a smooth back surface, butits strength and effectiveness are increased, and a firm and substantial attachment of the buckle to the suspender is provided. It will be observed that when the lever isin its closed position the upper end portions of its flanges 9 bear against the lower edges of the flanges 3 on the buckle frame, whereby the lever ishcld from a tendency to follow the suspender-web when thelatter is subjected to strain. This construction relieves the pintle or pin from strain, and also provides for firmly holding the lever in place.

Having thus described my invention,\vhat I claim is 1. A suspender-buckle consisting of a front plate having its ends bent to form flanges, a lever pivotally connected with said flanges and provided at each end with an inwardly-bent flange to bear upon or engage the suspender in the direction of thelength thereof, and having a transverse flange to transversely engage the suspender between said end flanges, substantially as described.

2. A suspender-buckle consisting of'a front plate having its ends bent to form flanges and having a portion of each flange bent into an eye, a pintle or pin mounted in said eyes, and the lever having lips bent around the pintle or pin and provided at each end with an out- Wardly-projecting flange for bearing upon or engaging the suspender in the direction of the length thereof, said lever also having atransverse flange for engaging the suspender transversely between said end flanges, substantially as described.

3. A suspender-buckle consisting of a front plate having its ends bent laterally and then toward each other to form flanges parallel, or approximately so, to the front plate, and each flange having a portion bent into an eye, a pintle or pin mounted in said eye, and a lever pivoted on the pintle or pin and composed of a rectangular plate having end flanges to bear upon the suspender along the length and adjacent to the edges thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID L. DURAND.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN E. LEWIS, E. O. DREW. 

